Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881

Mubtari, 2012
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
(1881-1938)
from the Ottoman Empire to modern Turkey
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
TASK 1: What do the following pictures tell us about
Mustafa Kemal and his legacy?
Mubtari, 2012
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
Mustafa Ozer, AFP, 2009
Opponents of the Ergenekon investigation demonstrate with a
portrait of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in Istanbul in 2009
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
Kizlarin Dunyasi, 2013
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
Bilgiaski, 2013
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
TASK 2: Watch the video and answer the following
questions:
Watch the video
1. Which event of the year 1915-1916 made
M.Kemal famous, a hero for the Turks?
2. How was he able to get control over Turkey?
3. List the most radical changes he introduced.
4. Which fact about M. Kemal and his period
did you find the most interesting?
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
Soviet honeymoon?
TASK 3: The Soviet leaders saw a potential ally in
M.Kemal. Have you noticed any similarities between
Kemal and communist reforms?
Treaty of Kars
1921 activity
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
From the Sultanate to the Republic
• April 1920 – Grand National Assembly met in Ankara
• August 1920 the Sultan signed the Treaty of Sevres
• November 1922 Sultanate abolished by the
assembly – last sultan Mehmed VI left Turkey, his
cousin Abdülmecid II remained Caliph
• October 29, 1923 Republic of Turkey declared
• March 1924 Caliphate abolished
• April 1924 Constitution, Turkey a secular republic
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
The Six Fundamental Principles:
What do you understand under the following principles?
Revolution
radical reorganization of the political,
social and economic systems
Populism
effort to mobilize popular support for
his reforms, spreading the new
national culture to the countryside
Nationalism
glorification of the Turkish past, new
curricula at schools, Turkish language
promoted
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (1881-1938)
The Six Fundamental Principles:
What do you understand under the following principles?
Statism
Secularism
Republicanism
state controlled economy,
nationalization of industry
Secular state, religion became a private matter of
the inhabitants, separated from the state
Religious courts and schools abolished
Arabic alphabet replaced by Latin alphabet
Sunday replaced Friday as the weekly holiday
Wearing of the fez abolished
creation of a republic, end of old system of
government